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Comment: Re:MINI is so close... (Score 1) 293

by Kernel Kurtz (#39832519) Attached to: Why Apple's Next Revolution Should Be In Your Car
Given that Minis are built by BMW, I'm guessing your system is very much the same as iDrive.

I own a BMW with the current generation of iDrive, and it is much better than the first incarnations. The control knob quickly becomes intuitive. The current level of iPhone integration is very good. The BMW Connected and BMW Remote apps work as advertised.

I'm not an Apple fanboi, I would not own one if they could not be easily jailbroken, so I'm not thrilled at the idea of an entirely Apple based infotainment system, but I do appreciate a system that integrates well, hopefully with many types of smartphones.

Comment: Re:It was bound to happen sometime (Score 1) 146

by Kernel Kurtz (#39472485) Attached to: Huawei Claims 30Gbps Wireless 'Beyond LTE'
I's be very uncomfortable running an RDP terminal server exposed to the internet. I highly recommend tunneling over SSH.

I use OpenSSH on my (jailbroken) iPhone, and the free 2X RDP client to connect remotely into my home Windows machine. I assume there are SSH apps from the App Store that will let you set up tunneling as well.

The screen is still too small to do any real work (would be better on an iPad or other tablet), but it's OK for quickly checking up on things and is pretty responsive on 3G.

Comment: Been waiting a long time for an all-in-one device (Score 1) 851

by Kernel Kurtz (#38475500) Attached to: Do You Really Need a Smart Phone?
Carrying a smart phone is far easier than carrying a cell phone....and a GPS, and a music player, and a digital still/video camera, and a PDA, and a portable game device......

I do have enough pockets in the cargo pants I usually wear for all of those things, but combining them into one also leaves me room for a wallet, pocketknife, keys, papers, change, etc

Otherwise I'd need a backpack.

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